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COMP SCI 3307MELB - Secure Programming

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
Campus: Melbourne
Contact: Up to 2.5 hours per week
Restriction: Available only to University of Adelaide College Melbourne Campus students
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange:
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: One of COMP SCI 1103, COMP SCI 1203, COMP SCI 2103, COMP SCI 2202, COMP SCI 2202B or COMP SCI 2009MELB
Assumed Knowledge: COMP SCI 2000MELB
Incompatible: COMP SCI 4406, COMP SCI 4806
Assessment: Written exam and/or assignments
Syllabus:

The purpose of the course is to learn about secure software, including its design, implementation and maintenance. During the course students will be exposed to a selection of topics from the following: performing threat modelling, issues in authentication and authorisation, auditing for security, input sanitising, TOCTOU vulnerabilities, memory management issues, fixing vulnerabilities and patch distribution. The course requires previous programming experience and some understanding of computer systems.

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Undergraduate
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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 2 Mon 11/08/2025 Wed 20/08/2025 Fri 19/09/2025 Fri 31/10/2025


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
28801 LE01 15 14 1 Aug - 19 Sep Friday 2pm - 4pm 370 Docklands, 305, Teaching Room
10 Oct - 31 Oct Friday 2pm - 4pm 370 Docklands, 305, Teaching Room
Automatic Enrolment Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
28632 WR01 15 14 8 Aug - 8 Aug Friday 4pm - 5pm 370 Docklands, 307, Teaching Room
22 Aug - 22 Aug Friday 4pm - 5pm 370 Docklands, 307, Teaching Room
5 Sep - 5 Sep Friday 4pm - 5pm 370 Docklands, 307, Teaching Room
19 Sep - 19 Sep Friday 4pm - 5pm 370 Docklands, 307, Teaching Room
17 Oct - 17 Oct Friday 4pm - 5pm 370 Docklands, 307, Teaching Room
31 Oct - 31 Oct Friday 4pm - 5pm 370 Docklands, 307, Teaching Room